Psychology Press The Life of the Mind: Selected Papers (Comparative Cognition and Neuroscience Series)

Product Description This detailed look at the development of microgenetic theory provides a comprehensive and coherent model of cognitive processing in the brain, based on patterns of breakdown in pathology. In so doing, it illustrates the clinical record that supports and documents microgenetic theory, and presents a basis for future work in the study of the brain. Coverage includes topics in language and dominance, the function of the right hemisphere, action, perception, memory, and the concept of time. Review "This text integrates a wide variety of research in the area of dichotic listening. The literature review is thorough and the bibliography is comprehensive. The chapters are exemplary and will be appreciated by the novice and seasoned researcher alike."—Aphasiology